The University of Iowa Prevention Research Center (PRC) is one of 33 centers in the United States funded by the CDC's Prevention Research Center Program.  The PRC is part of the Department of Community and Behavioral Health in the College of Public Health at the University of Iowa.

The focus of the PRC is to address health disparities among rural populations and work with communities to develop long-term solutions to related adverse health outcomes.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 25% of all U.S. residents live in rural communities of less than 2500 people.  Rural Americans face multiple barriers that can adversely affect their health such as higher rates of poverty, geographic obstacles to health care and less access to health care providers.  All of these factors contribute to increased injury, morbidity, and mortality among rural populations.

The faculty and staff of the PRC represent many different disciplines including public health, community psychology, communications, social work, nursing, health economics, and exercise science. Click here for more information about the PRC's faculty and staff.